Now before I start: This isn't about Ironman racing. This is purely about Olympic and Sprint distances.
What's your take on the idea? In a training camp a while back we did some testing, and found out that at higher gear/lower cadence we were producing more wattage at a lower HR. Now this seems like a perfect reason to use bigger gears when racing, especially since it's only 20k and I only have to run a 5k afterwards.
The biggest problem is they have gear restrictions for juniors. My biggest gear is 52-16 (haha =\). Next year it'll be 52-15.
Does anyone know the cadence I have to spin at for higher speeds (ie 38kph+)
What's your take on the idea? In a training camp a while back we did some testing, and found out that at higher gear/lower cadence we were producing more wattage at a lower HR. Now this seems like a perfect reason to use bigger gears when racing, especially since it's only 20k and I only have to run a 5k afterwards.
The biggest problem is they have gear restrictions for juniors. My biggest gear is 52-16 (haha =\). Next year it'll be 52-15.
Does anyone know the cadence I have to spin at for higher speeds (ie 38kph+)